American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks Signs Record Deal

May 31, 2006 11:57:49 by Joe Blackmon

After defeating Katharine McPhee in the American Idol finale, Taylor Hicks won a recording contract.  Taylor Hicks has not officially claimed his price and has signed a recording deal with Simon Fuller and 19 Recordings Limited, in conjunction legendary music man Clive Davis, Chairman of BMG U.S., and Arista Records.

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Top Chef Winner Harold Dieterle Tells Food & Wine How He Will Spend His Money

May 31, 2006 11:42:38 by Joe Blackmon

"I usually say what’s on my mind, but some people on this show were so outspoken that I couldn’t. I just ended up sitting back and taking it all in," admits ‘Top Chef’ winner Harold Dieterle, insisting that his courtliness on the Bravo’s contest reality show was a departure for him.

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American Idol Drives Fox To Ratings Win

May 31, 2006 11:15:18 by Joe Blackmon

FOX’s remarkable 2005-2006 season ended with the network scoring huge victories for the week, the May Sweep, and the 2005-2006 broadcast season.  FOX dominated the final week of the 2005-2006 broadcast season, winning six out of seven nights (for the first time ever, excluding baseball) among the key demo Adults 18-49 and out-performing its nearest competitor by 3 full ratings points for the week.  In addition, FOX ranked No. 1 for the fourteenth consecutive week among Adults 18-49, marking a new network record and the most consecutive weekly wins in season by a network in nearly a decade.   

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Cheyenne Premieres On MTV Tonight

May 31, 2006 12:21:17 by Joe Blackmon

MTV’s “Cheyenne” will premiere on Wednesday, May 31st at 10:30PM ET/PT, immediately following the highly anticipated premiere of “The Hills.”  In this latest reality series, MTV cameras will capture the daily routine of one girl, Cheyenne Kimball, as she tries to make it in the music industry at the young age of 15 years old.

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Angela Ruggiero Chosen In Apprentice Online Casting Competition

May 31, 2006 12:13:12 by Joe Blackmon

NBC and Mark Burnett Productions announced today that 1998 gold medalist and three-time U.S. Women’s Ice Hockey Olympian and Harvard Graduate Angela Ruggiero will join 17 other candidates selected to ‘interview’ for the title of "The Apprentice" during season six of the hit show. NBC’s "The Apprentice" hosted by Donald Trump returns in January on Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT with new twists, new geography – shot exclusively in Southern California – new boardrooms and 18 new candidates.

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Criss Angel Mindfreak Premieres On A&E

May 30, 2006 11:02:00 by Joe Blackmon

Three-time Magician of the Year, Criss Angel, is back with a second season of A&E Network’s mystical hit series CRISS ANGEL MINDFREAK.  The season premieres with all-new, back-to-back, awe-inspiring episodes on Wednesday, May 31 at 10PM/9C and carries a rating of TVPG-L.   

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New Season Of Celebrity Poker Showdown Premieres On Bravo

May 30, 2006 11:01:00 by Joe Blackmon

BravoTV.com antes up for another online poker tournament this summer, kicking off with the new season premiere of the Bravo original series "Celebrity Poker Showdown." This year’s online tournament grand prize winner will receive a non-speaking walk-on role on the NBC hit series "Las Vegas," including round trip airfare and hotel accommodations in Los Angeles for two. Filmed entirely in New Orleans, this new season of "Celebrity Poker Showdown" will donate the million-dollar jackpot to Hurricane Katrina Charities in support of the rebuilding effort. The online tournament will launch with the new season premiere on May 31 at 9:00 pm ET/PT.

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The Apprentice – Will Trump Fire Both Remaining Candidates?

May 29, 2006 11:04:00 by Joe Blackmon

After watching the penultimate episode of The Apprentice 5, we started wondering how The Apprentice 5 finale will ever live up to last season’s shocker when Trump tried to hire both Randal and Rebecca, but Randal refused to share the Apprentice title.  Our guess is that Trump might be setting it up to fire both remaining candidates and hire no one.  Both Lee and Sean seem to be encountering major issues with their tasks, and it’s very possible that neither of them will run a successful event. 

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Reality TV Only Gets Hotter This Summer

May 29, 2006 11:01:00 by Joe Blackmon

While Summer use to be a time for reruns, it is now the season of reality TV.  In addition to returning Summer time favorites like Big Brother, Rock Star, Hell’s Kitchen, The Contender and So You Think You Can Dance, the networks are launching several new reality TV shows.  Reality TV Magazine took a look at both the returning and the brand new shows, and here is our top five list of must see Summer time reality TV shows.

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American Idol 5 Most Memorable Moments

May 28, 2006 11:02:00 by Joe Blackmon

With American Idol 5 officially over, it’s time to take a look back and reflect on the season.  There were surprise eliminations, phone line conspiracies, and show-stopping performances.  All in all, American Idol 5 proved to be just as much of a controversial thrill ride as American Idol 4.  From Katharine McPhee’s button popping performance to Paul Abdul’s bizarre behavior to a Clay Aiken look-a-like nearly going into shock on the stage, here are Reality TV Magazine’s picks for the most memorable moments from American Idol 5.

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